The Elk Grove Police Department will be conducting a sobriety and drivers license checkpoint.

The checkpoint will be conducted starting at 7 p.m. on Friday, June 16 through 3 a.m. on Saturday, June 17. The location of the checkpoint has not been disclosed.

The checkpoint will focus on removing impaired drivers, as well as unlicensed drivers from the roadways. The public is encouraged to call the Elk Grove Police Department at (916) 714-5111 (emergency line) or 911 if they observe a suspected impaired driver.

Funding for the sobriety checkpoint is provided through a Selective Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP) Grant that was made available by the California Office of Traffic Safety through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.